Ralph Steele Boggs papers, 1813-1982 [manuscript].

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Ralph Steele Boggs papers, 1813-1982 [manuscript].

Papers and bound volumes chiefly relating to Boggs's career in folklore. Included is correspondence with folklore scholars in the United States and in Latin America and scrapbook volumes, compiled by Boggs, that contain items chiefly relating to his professional life, but also to his family and post-retirement travel. Also included are four manuscript volumes, apparently purchased by Boggs, containing two 18th-century Spanish plays, one by Antonio Redondo. There are also tape recordings of Boggs discussing the history of the UNC Curriculum in Folklore and other North Carolina Folklore activities.

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Ralph Steele Boggs, folklorist of international reputation, who taught Spanish in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of North Carolina and founded the Curriculum in Folklore at the University in 1939. From the description of Ralph Steele Boggs papers, 1813-1982 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 34277003 From the guide to the Ralph Steele Boggs Papers, 1813-1982, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

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